What does pressure mean?
Pressure means A pressing; a force applied to a surface..
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/ˈpɹɛʃə/ · noun
A pressing; a force applied to a surface..
Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.
the pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.
When the pressure of danger was not felt.
Hostile forces are putting pressure on our people. Take out their supply line to give our troops room to breathe.
She has felt pressure lately because her boss expects her to get the job done by the first.
October 31, 1708, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd before the Queen at St. James's In the midst of his great troubles and pressures.
My people's pressures are grievous.
Thirty-five years ago, many journeys around London meant having to pass through the centre of the capital. That's no longer the case, which takes real pressure off the city's termini as well as underground routes such as the Circle Line.
Use pressure when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pressure means A pressing; a force applied to a surface..
Common synonyms include affliction, grievance, press, coerce.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.
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